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Computed tomography of the carotid space and related cervical spaces. Part I: Anatomy.
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Topographical AnatomyClinical AnatomyAnatomyOrthopaedic SurgeryCarotid SpaceParaspinal SpaceRelated Cervical SpacesHealth SciencesRadiologyImaging AnatomyMedical ImagingAnterior Scalene MusclesMorphologyLarynxDiagnostic NeuroradiologyAxial SkeletonNeuroanatomyNeck PathologyNeuroscienceCentral Nervous SystemMedicineCervical Spine
The carotid space, parapharyngeal space, and paraspinal space are described. The carotid space is shown on computed tomography (CT) to be posterior to the parapharyngeal space and separated from it by the styloid apparatus. The paraspinal space is posterior to the carotid space and separated from it by the longus and anterior scalene muscles.